Lukas Nemecz

Lukas Nemecz (born 17 August 1989) is an Austrian professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. On the 2021 Challenge Tour, he was runner-up at the Italian Challenge, the German Challenge, and the Hopps Open de Provence.

Early life and amateur career Nemecz was introduced to golf at a young age by his parents and credits sibling rivalry with helping him improve his game. He enjoyed a strong amateur career in Austria where he was an 11-time national champion. He was low amateur at the 2010 Lyoness Open and runner-up behind Julien Brun at the 2011 European Nations Cup in Spain.

He was a member of the National Team and represented Austria at the 2011 European Amateur Team Championship and the 2012 Eisenhower Trophy.

Professional career

Nemecz turned professional in 2012 and joined the 2013 Alps Tour, where he finished fifth on the Order or Merit to earn promotion to the Challenge Tour for 2014. In his rookie campaign he recorded a best finish of T16 at the Madeira Islands Open, and finished 101st in the rankings.

He spent 2017 on the Alps Tour where he recorded his first professional victory at the 25th Gösser Open. He finished 6th in the Order of Merit to earn promotion to the 2018 Challenge Tour, where his best finish was T14 in the 56th Open de Portugal. He came close to defend his title at the Gösser Open in 2018, finishing runner-up 3 strokes behind winner Santiago Tarrío, but he won the event again in 2020. and finished 84th in the season rankings to keep his card. He reached an Official World Golf Ranking of 224th during the year.

Amateur wins 2011 Austrian Amateur Match Play Championship

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Professional wins (3) Alps Tour wins (3)

Playoff record Challenge Tour playoff record (0–2)

Team appearances Amateur European Boys' Team Championship (representing Austria): 2005, 2006, 2007 European Amateur Team Championship (representing Austria): 2009, 2011 Eisenhower Trophy (representing Austria): 2012